It has been a couple of years since Mad Catz returned to the peripheral scene and for 2021, it looks like we can expect a new flagship gaming mouse from the company. Today, Mad Catz is launching the R.A.T. DWS Gaming Mouse, featuring dual wireless connectivity and interestingly, mechanical mouse …
Read More »Mad Catz unveils the R.A.T. PRO X3 Supreme Edition
Mad Catz has been back in the peripheral market for about two years now, and this week, the company may have launched its best gaming mouse yet. Today marks the arrival of the Mad Catz R.A.T. PRO X3 Supreme. Mad Catz returned back in 2018 after clawing its way back …
Read More »Mad Catz expands lineup with new E.G.O fightstick
Just a few years ago, Mad Catz was in an unfortunate financial position, suffering hefty losses and eventually ceasing operations and filing for bankruptcy. Last year, the company began making a comeback, starting off with a trio of peripherals- the trusty keyboard, mouse and headset combo. Now, Mad Catz is …
Read More »Mad Catz is officially back
Two weeks ago, a mysterious teaser hit the web claiming that a certain peripheral maker was ‘back in the game'. At the time, we assumed that this had meant that Mad Catz had managed to claw its way back from bankruptcy and now it seems that those assumptions were indeed …
Read More »Has Mad Catz clawed its way back from bankruptcy?
Over the course of 2016, things started to go south for Mad Catz. The peripheral maker suffered from an $11 million loss following the launch of Rock Band 4 and a good chunk of employees were let go. This all led to March of this year, when Mad Catz ceased …
Read More »Mad Catz has ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy
After a year or so of struggling financially, laying off staff and even getting delisted from the New York Stock Exchange, Mad Catz has officially filed for bankruptcy and will cease operations immediately. Mad Catz is perhaps best known for ifs RAT series of mice, the company also went on …
Read More »Logitech is the brand new owner of Saitek
Saitek looks to be going home after nine years under the Mad Catz banner. For a price of $13 million, the entire Saitek brand has been sold to Swiss peripheral maker Logitech, which while not insignificant, is less than half of what Mad Catz paid in 2007. Founded by Swiss …
Read More »Mad Catz profit turns into $11 million loss following Rock Band 4
Last year's re-launch of the Rock Band franchise didn't turn out to be as successful as first hoped and it seems to have had quite the knock-on effect on peripheral maker, Mad Catz as the company has reported an $11 million loss following on from low sales of the game …
Read More »Mad Catz dropped as maker of Rock Band 4 peripherals
Last month, we learned that peripheral maker, Mad Catz, was facing tough financial times following on from lower than expected sales of Rock Band 4. Mad Catz created the controllers and co-published the game but now, Harmonix, the studio behind Rock Band 4 is apparently parting ways with Mad Catz …
Read More »Mad Catz to cut 37 percent of staff following earnings report
Yesterday we learned that three of the higher-ups working at peripheral maker Mad Catz had resigned from their positions just ahead of a looming earnings report. Now that the earnings report is out, we know the full extent of the situation, confirming that Rock Band 4 sales fell below expectations, …
Read More »Mad Catz execs resign ahead of financial report
If you are a PC gamer, then you have probably heard of Mad Catz, the peripherals maker has been responsible for plenty of well-received products over the years. However, it looks like the Mad Catz team has fallen on hard times following its co-publishing deal with Harmonix for Rock Band …
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